asamsa

Irish

Etymology

asam +‎ -sa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈasˠəmˠsˠə/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠəmˠsˠə/[1]

Pronoun

asamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of as

References
  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 28

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognate with Irish asamsa and Manx assyms.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈas̪əms̪ə/
  • Hyphenation: a‧sam‧sa

Pronoun

asamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of à: from me
    Cha chuala e sin asamsa co-dhiù. ― He didn't hear that from me anyway.

Inflection
Personal inflection of à
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st asam asamsa
2nd asad asadsa
3rd m às às-san
3rd f aiste aistese
Plural 1st asainn asainne
2nd asaibh asaibhse
3rd asta astasan

References
  • Colin Mark (2003) “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2
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